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Kings & Queens

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Tombs

Who was buried in the Valley of the Kings?

A. Pericles

B. Louis XIV

C. Julius Caesar

D. Tutankhamen

E. Genghis Khan

Russian History

In the face of mutinies and strikes, he abdicated in March
of 1917, thus ending the thousand-year-old Russian monarchy.
Name this czar.

Rulers

The title for a person who rules for a king or queen while
the sovereign is a minor or disabled is also used for a member
of the governing board of some U.S. state universities. What
is this title?

Kingly Laments

Who once uttered these words?

I shall never rest my head on my pillow

in peace and quiet as long as I remember

the loss of my American colonies.

History of Africa

He claimed direct descent from King Solomon and the Queen
of Sheba. He ruled Ethiopia as emperor from 1930 to 1974. Name
him.

I'm Henry the Eighth, I Am

Who was not a wife of Henry VIII?

A. Anne Boleyn

B. Jane Seymour

C. Anne of Cleves

D. Catherine de Medici

E. Catherine of Aragon

Selecting Sovereigns

What dictator named Prince Juan Carlos as king of Spain?

Babylonia

What Babylonian king is associated with this preamble?

...let every man who has a legal dispute come

forward - read this text and heed its precious words.

The stone tablet will enlighten him in his trouble ...

Old-Fashioned Family Values

In 950 B.C., whose household included 700 wives and 300 concubines?

A. Nero

B. King Priam

C. Tutankhamen

D. King Solomon

E. Cyrus the Great

Empresses

What European was Empress of India from 1876 to 1901?

Royal Houses

Henry VIII was of the House of Tudor and Queen Victoria was
of the House of Hanover. Twentieth-century British royalty belongs
to what house?

Queens

What is the total number of queens who have ruled France?

Memorable Monarchs

His reign lasted 43 years. During that time, he rebuilt Babylon,
destroyed Jerusalem, and sent the Jews into captivity. Name this
king famous for his hanging gardens.

A. Darius

B. Sargon II

C. Gilgamesh

D. Assurbanipal

E. Nebuchadnezzar

Noble Names

Robert I, king of Scotland, is better known by what name?

Ancient Rulers

What was the title given to ancient Egyptian rulers who were
considered both kings and gods?

Holding on to the Reigns

He ruled France for 72 years, the longest reign in modern
European history. Name this king, also known as "le Roi
Soleil."

Empire Builders

He rebuilt a canal from the Nile to the Red Sea. He invaded
India and Greece. He was called "great king - king of kings
- king of countries." Name him.

A. Darius

B. Sargon

C. Rameses

D. Aristarchus

E. Nebuchadnezzar

European History

The so-called Dark Ages of Europe occurred between the fall
of Rome and whose coronation in the year 800?

Queenly Executions

The beheading of Mary Queen of Scots was ordered by ...

A. James II

B. Henry VIII

C. Elizabeth I

D. Queen Victoria

E. Oliver Cromwell

World Literature

Which king of England commissioned the translation of the
Bible?

Fallen Houses

Three royal houses lost their authority as a result of World
War I. Two were the Hohenzollerns and the Hapsburgs. Name the
third.

History of Spain

The monarchs of Castile-Leon and Aragon married and united
their kingdoms to create what is now the nation of Spain. Who
were these monarchs remembered for sponsoring the voyages of
Columbus?

Dastardly Deeds

What king of Judea is remembered for ordering the slaughter
of all young children in the village of Bethlehem?

Carthaginian Queens

The most famous queen of Carthage was ...

A. Dido

B. Isabella

C. Cleopatra

D. Nefertiti

E. Hippolyta

ConqueringKings

He destroyed Thebes in 335 B.C. He won the Battle of Granicus
in 334 and in 333 he defeated Darius. Later he overthrew the
Scythians and conquered much of India. Who was this Macedonian
king?

Political Power

A king who holds that position by virtue of birth alone has
acquired his power by ...

A. divine right

B. a coup de grace

C. military authority

D. popular sovereignty

E. inherent intelligence

Mycenaean Kings

The most powerful monarch of Mycenae was ...

A. Paris

B. Priam

C. Pericles

D. Diogenes

E. Agamemnon

Ancient Kings

Saul, son of Kish from the tribe of Benjamin, was the first
king of what land?